Bird bath



2 Jan. 31, 1933. E. BURLEY 1v895,70-2

BIRD BATH Filed Feb. 11, 1 932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Jan. 31, 1933. EBURLEY v 1,895,702

7 BIRD BATH Filed Feb, 11, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invcnlor Patented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES ATENTf-oi i-"icE EMMETT 13'URLEY, on zennsvinnn, onro IRDBAT Q Application filed February 11, 1932. Seria1"N0, 592 ,405.

also nested together, will permit of a number of baths withinreasomof being burned in the kiln. V

A still further object of the invention is to provided a bird bath,'wherein the stems as well as the bowl or receptacle portions thereof may be respectively nested together as and for the purpose above stated.

Other objects and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from a study of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view of a bath, the stem and bowl thereof being assembled.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail sectional view through the assembled stem and bowl.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal transverse sectional view showing two stems arranged in nested or telescopic relation.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view showing two bowls or receptacle portions nested or telescoped one with the other.

In carrying out the present invention, and as shown in the drawings, the bird bath comprises a stem 5 that is formed of a suitable material and which is hollow throughout its length and open at its upper and lower ends.

The stem 5 includes a lower substantially cylindrical portion 6 integral with the largest end of-a conicalpr longitudinally tapered shank or upper portion 7. The. outer sur- 4 faces of the parts Sand 7 may be suitably carved or otherwise provided for adding to the orna'teness of the bath.

The shank or upper portion 7 of the stem supports on its upper .smallest end the bowl or receptacle 8, which latter is suitably ornamented and in many respects is identical with the type of bowl or receptacle used in the present day bird bath.

' However, the bowl 80f the present invenr tion is characterized by a recess 9 provided in the top surface of the bottom of the bowl,

and further in having extending outwardly from the bottom 'ofthe bowl a centrally located circular socket 10. The socket10.receives the uppermost end'of the stem, and as shown in Figure 2 the bowl fits firmly'on the upper end of the stem with'but a .minimum possibility of the same being tilted over".

Either for burning purposes whilein the kiln, or forstoragepurposes, two or more of'thestems may be nested together, as shown in Figure 3 wherein it Will'be-seen that I have shown-one stem telescoped with respect to the other, with the lower edge of the outermost stem resting on the exterior circular shoulder 11 of the innermost stem.

It will be also noted that the upper portion of the shank 7 of each stem is provided with an inwardly directed annular shoulder 13, the upper face of which is beveled as As shown in Figure 4, a plurality of bowls or receptacles 8 may also be nested one with the other either for storage prposes or for placing a plurality of such bowls in the kiln, and when so nested be seen that the annular shoulder 15 of the upper or innermost bowl rests on the upper edge of the circular bead 16 of the lowermost or outer bowl, and the bowls are of such depths, that the portion of a bowl eX- tending into the outer bowl will be spaced from corresponding walls of the outer bowl so as to provide the necessary clearance for avoiding injury when the bowls. Y

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised a simple and'inexpensive yet thoroughly ornate bird bath wherein the stems and also the bowls respectively of a plurality of like bird baths may be readily a nested or stacked together so as torequire but little storage space and which also further serves in enabling a pluralityof stems or bowls to be burnedwithin a single kiln thus conserving time and labor in the manufacture of such baths.

.Even though I have herein shown and'de' scribed the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of further changes, modificatogether, it will nesting or separating f i v 1 7 1,896,702.

.tions and improvements coming within the v scope of the appended claim. 7

Having thus described my inventin,what Iclaim as new is: ,e In a bird bath, in combination, a longitu- 'dinally tapered hollow. stem provided with an exteriorannular shoulder inwardly from the largest endof the stem, a removable bowl providedvon the under side of its bottom with 10 a circular socket of a smallerdiani'eter than the bowl fitting the smallest'end of said stem;

1' said bowlbeing also provided adjacent the f V outer edge thereof with an external annular shoulder; thef construction of the stem and. bowlrespectivelybeing such'a's to permit a plurality of like ,stemslfand bowls being re-' sp ectijzely nestedone within the other, with the shoulderon one stem abutting the largest end of a second stern-when said stems are 1 nested, rand the shoulder of an outenbowl abuttingthe edge of the rim'of a second bowl 'when's aid bowls are nested together. l V Intestimony WhereoffI afiix my signature. e

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